Whitecaps London Football Club. (London, Canada‪)‬ Whitecaps London

Hello & welcome to the round table featuring parents...Troy Nazarewicz, Aparna Tarc, Stephen Mitchell, Andrew Howell & Sue Amaral

You don't want to miss this one. An amazing good and honest discussion from parents who new and experienced parents in the game.

In this Podcast we discuss the scope of soccer in Canada from the round table eyes. How they see it Nationally to the pitches locally...

• Is it working?

• In their opinion…Is the club meeting this area?

o What do we need to focus on?

o What is the area of good and we should strive to be better.

o What are some things you’ve seen and identified?

• Are your child’s goals to continue to grow in the game. Are they multi sport?



And the final question...

• The RIDE Home. We hear from the round table what their ride home looks like after a match, practice etc. This is an area real important to the podcast.















 

Sarah K. Sparrow - Former Whitecaps London Player in Playing and Studying in England

An incredibly awesome and honest conversation with Sarah Sparrow…a 2004 former Whitecaps player who made the decision to jump over the pond in England to follow her dream to play professional football. We discuss her pathway and love the for the game. Thoughts on the pathway in Canada for young players and lack there of….

An important Podcast for many young players. Belief, Commitment and Perseverance and a reminder to always follow your dreams.



More about Sarah….

http://sarahkayesparrow.com/

Sarah Kaye Sparrow

I am a left footed winger originally from Winnipeg, Canada. I currently play for Dorking Wanderers FC Women in England, where I was a part of Lou Cooper’s squad that did “the double” ………………

Sarah K Sparrow – Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/sarahkayesparrow/

Dorking Wanderers – Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/dwfcwomen/

University Campus of Football Business – Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/ucfbuk/

About Dorkin

https://dwfc.co.uk/club/history/

About UCFB's Global Institute of Sport

https://www.ucfb.ac.uk/ucfb-events/ucfb-undergraduate-open-days/

More about DORKING

https://dwfc.co.uk/teams/women/

Located in: Dorking Wanderers Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Dorking, Surrey, England. Affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association, they are currently members of the National League, the fifth tier of English football, and play at Meadowbank.

Dorking is a market town in Surrey in Southeast England, about 21 mi south of London. It is in Mole Valley District and the council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs roughly east–west, parallel to the Pipp Brook and along the northern face of an outcrop of Lower Greensand. Wikipedia

Parent of the Club Kimberly shares her voyage as a Canadian Champion and Olympic Athlete in Curling.

She shares some great insight into the sport of Curling and how it has transferred both as an athlete and coach in her role as a parent.

We discuss the ride home and everything in between having a daughter playing in her first OPDL year.

This was an exciting and very interesting podcast with Kimberly.

Enjoy...



More about Kimberly Tuck.

Just returned from Calgary for the Canadian Women's Championship more commonly known as the Scotties Tournament of Hearts

Canadian gold medal in the discipline of Mixed Doubles,

I also have a Canadian Mixed (4 person) as Team Ontario silver medal and two Canadian Mixed bronze medals.

Competed in two Olympic Trials...one in women's, and one in mixed doubles (should have been 3, but thanks to covid the Olympic Trials for Mixed Doubles for the last Olympics was cancelled) that would have let to representing Canada at the Olympics.

Mixed Doubles Canadian Championship title and representing Canada at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships is still my proudest accomplishment, nothing like being Team Canada!

Curling competitively since age 13.

Was a figure skater in her younger days.

Played fastball very competitively, winning a Provincial Championship.



Other…

Coached Taylors team from U9 to U12 while she played in Strathroy.

Heavily involved in coaching in curling and look to get more involved in that as her career winds down.



Social Media. X (formerly know as twitter) : https://twitter.com/HoglineSally

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberly_Tuck

Team Inglis

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=899002115346131&set=pb.100057090535207.-2207520000

A Great conversation with a strong athlete from the club. Dominic Cabral shares his passion and love the beautiful game. A fantastic speaker with a charisma/vibe you can feel through the podcast.

Dom is an example of hard work paying off joining our program through the Woodstock Soccer Club in his u13 year.

Since his arrival Dominic has been selected to Ontario Provincial Screen and the Vancouver Whitecaps Integration Camp.


Rob Pereira - Whitecaps London Technical Director has this to say about Dominic - "Dom is an excellent athlete, who is also very
technically sound.  His ability to play out of the back and his range of passing allow him to play in any system.  We're excited for Dom and his future in the game."

Mike Ayyash - Whitecaps FC - Academy Centre Technical Director has this to say about Dominic "Dominic was excellent during the MLS Integration Camp in Vancouver last November where the top 2008 boys’ prospects from around the Whitecaps national network trained with our MLS Academy staff and competed with MLS Academy players in this talent ID event. He showed strong leadership qualities on the field and maturity off the field, excellent shot stopping skills and put in strong performances in training and games. He represented London very well and is someone to track as he continues to grow and develop."

In this episode Chris shares his thoughts on club structures across the province. A student and lover of the beautiful game does a fantastic job articulating the needs and wants of the game both from a former player perspective to coach / coach instructor.

There is a good amount of banter in this podcast. You can feel the passion of the game and the details he shares from Chris through the airwaves. You will love this podcast and gain more insight about the game around all the levels and age groups. We sure did!



More about Chris...

Experienced Technical Director with a demonstrated history of working in the sports industry. Skilled in Soccer, Event Planning, Sports Management, Player Development, and Coaching. Strong information technology professional graduated from Central Elgin Collegiate Institute. Experienced Technical Director with a demonstrated history of working in the sports industry. Skilled in Soccer, Event Planning, Sports Management, Player Development, and Coaching. Strong information technology professional graduated from Central Elgin Collegiate Institute.



Experience

Coach – Whitecaps London

Technical Director - London TFC Academy / FC London · Full-time - Mar 2021 - Sep 2021

Regional Manager Player Development Program - Ontario Soccer

Jun 2018 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 7 months

NorWest Optimist Soccer - Oct 2011 - Sep 2013 · 2 yrs

London, Canada



Social Media - X - formerly know as twitter.

In prior Series of the podcast, we often speak about the importance of multi-sport support in the club. We now need to begin using the name "Multi-Arts" when it come to Cindy Li.

Cindy is an amazing soccer player, committed to the sport she loves as you will hear through out the podcast. BUT...Did you know she has a love for the ART's?

We caught up with our WRSL player Cindy to discuss soccer, her interest in Robotics and her love for theatre. Cindy was played a large role in the High School Production of "Phantom of the Opera" host at the Grand Theatre in Sept - Oct 2023.

Check Cindy discussing backstage at the High School Project of Phantom of the Opera.
HSP25 - Episode 2: Cast (youtube.com)


Be sure to check out the NEWSIES production happening this school year at Beal Secondary School. Be on the look out for Cindy.



This is the Beautiful Game.